Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-11
COMMON CoUNoIL DRADLooK.

A Session OF the Board of CouRcilmen
for the Election of a Presiding OF.
hcer, which Lasted TO am EARLY
Hour This GOrning-A Tie Vote
Causes it-Much Squabbling and
Many Double Ballots CaRt-Tbe Dead
Lock BrOken-Mr. KIe1ner Elected
President at a.
City Clerk Stanley read the certificate of
the election of the new members at the
Board of Couneilmen's meeting last night
after Mayor York had called the Board to
order. The oath was then administered to
members by the Mayor. Assistant City
Clerk Loomis recorded the doings of the
meeting. It was voted to elect John w. Lane
to the chair, he being the Oldest member.
Councilman Thompson of the First ward and
Councilman Campbell of the Fifth ward were
appointed tellers.
The Board then proceeded to ballot for a
president. The first ballot resulted in Law
yer Charles Kleiner getting 18 votes and
Herbert c. Warren, the banker and broker, a
like number. The Board continued to ballot
unsuccessfully until nine o'clock when a re-
cess of twenty minutes was taken. After
| the recess the balloting continued with like
success, Is votes for Kleiner and
lis for Warren. Councilman Sucher
| moved that the Board adjourn after the 18th
ballot had been taken. But the motion was
| unanimously voted down and the balloting
| continued. The very best of friendly feel
ing seemed to exist between the supporters
of the candidates, something which could
| not have been said of last years Council
when they elected their presiding officer. At
1920 Councilman Thompson of the First
ward and Councilman Fuller of the Seventh
went home. and Councilman Ford of the
Tenth Unsupported teller. Clerk LOOMS
| announced as the result of the last ballot:
Kleiner II, Warren II. Councilmen Quit
and Sucher asked to be excused. The
desired permission was granted, which left
only thirtv-two Councilmen in the room.
Councilman Morgan of the Eleventh ward
and Councilman Boughton of the Twelfth
ward paired ct 1915 and were excused. At
| this iuncture in the balloting SO ballots had
been taken and the thirty remaining MEM
bers of the Board were becoming restless.
At II O'Clock Teller Campbell from the
Fifth ward asked the Board to be relieved, as
he had become fatigued. Councilman Shee
| han of the Seventh was appointed teller in
his place.
At the forty eighth ballot, which waa
taken at II 80 o'clock, double ballot was
cast for Mr.. Kleiner and one cast for Mr. Il.
G. Benton. After much discussion the chair
decided that the Benton ballot should be
counted blank and also cast out the double
| ballot with Mr.. Kleiner's name.
Councilman Moran protested. A vote was
taken and resulted in another deadlock.
Fifteen TO sustain the chair and fifteen
| against. After dispute between the chair
and Attorney Moran, the latter of whom de
| clared that the decision of the chair was not
sustained, as he claimed it required ma
jority to sustain the chair, the chair
overrued this latter and declared
| that the Board should proceed to ballot for a
president The next ballot resulted in the
| usual deadlock A recess of half an hour
| was then taken. The chair was criticised
| very sharply during the recess, owing TO his
decision. The discussions between the
mem bers waxed exceedingly warm during
the recess.
The Council was again called to order at
twenty minutes to / o'clock this morning.
The baloting continued with much SQUAD
bling over double ballots, which were cast
several times. The ballot box stuffed in
one instance, but availed nothing.
| At 2:30 this morning the deadlock was
broken after seventy three ballots and
| one informal ballot had been cast,
| and Charles L. Kleiner, the Democrat
| ic candidate, was elected president
of the Common Council The vote stood IA
for Mr.. Kleiner and 10 for Mr.. Warren.
President Kleiner took the chair and in q
brief speech thanked the Council for the
honor.
The balloting for assistant city clerk was
at once begun j. Birney Tut
tie was the Republican, and
Edward L. Cahill, the Democratic candidate.
At o'clock this morning no choice had been
made and the balloting was still in progress.